Water-closet



(No Model.)

J. L. HUTGHINSON.

WATER CLOSET.

Patented Nov. 17', 1885.

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IJNiTED STATES PATENT OFFIcn.

JESSE L. HUTOHINSON, O F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

WATER-C LOS ET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,706, dated November17, 1885.

Application filed August 29, 1885. Serial No. 175,633. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ESSE L. HUTOHINSON, of the city of Baltim ore, andState of Maryland, have invented certain Improvements inWater- Closets,of which the following is a specification. This invention relates tocertain improvements in that class of water-c1osets in which the seat ishinged and adapted for elevation when the bowl is to be used as aurinal; and it consists in the introduction between the rear edge of theseat and the adjacent edge of the piece to which the seat is hinged of aspring or series of springs adapted to retain the seat in aslightly-elevated position or a limited distance from the edge of thebowl when the said seat is down, but not occupied. By this arrangementthe edge of the bowl, which is generally wet, as the bowl is employed asa urinal, and the under side of the seat is also wet by contact with thebowl, are allowed to dry. Absolute contact between-the bowl and seatwhen the latter is occupied is merely to effect a proper support for theseat; but such contact has proved to be a fruitful source of annoyance,and has had the effect of disfiguring and staining the under side of theseat, which is exposed to view when raised.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a side view of the improvedwater-closet bowl and its attachments, the seat of which is shown insection. Fig. II is a plan of Fig. I, except that the seat is entire.

Ais the bowl,which is of ordinary construction, and B the seat, hingedat a to the rear fixed piece, I).

G O are india-rubber blocks inserted in recesses in the rear edge of theseat B, and they project slightly beyond the wood, so as to yieldinglyrelax the seat B in a slightly-e1e vated position, as shown on Fig. I.

It is evident that the same effect would be produced by inserting therubber blocks in the rear fixed piece, 1), instead of in the seat, andthat springs of other description could be employedwith a similarresult. When the seat is subjected to any considerable weight, it isdepressed and comes in contact with and is supported by the edge of thebowl A.

D is a hinged lid to cover the seat B. Supposing that the edge of thebowl is wet, the under side of the seat is also wetted the first time itis used; but as the weight is removed from the seat it is elevated bythe resilient action of the springs, and a space is left between thebowl and seat, through which air passes to dry the surfaces.

I claim as my invention In combination with the bowl A and fixed rearpiece, b, the hinged seat B, and springs O O, situated in recessesbetween the said seat and rear piece, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

JESSE L. HUTOHINSON.

Witnesses:

CHAS. W. ARNOLD, O. L. J new.

